artificial -
contrived by art rather than nature; "artificial flowers"; "artificial flavoring"; "an artificial diamond"; "artificial fibers"; "artificial sweeteners"
natural being talented through inherited qualities; "a natural leader"; "a born musician"; "an innate talent"
counterfeit,
imitative not genuine; imitating something superior; "counterfeit emotion"; "counterfeit money"; "counterfeit works of art"; "a counterfeit prince"
unreal lacking in reality or substance or genuineness; not corresponding to acknowledged facts or criteria; "ghosts and other unreal entities"; "unreal propaganda serving as news"
staged,
arranged written for or performed on the stage; "a staged version of the novel"
bionic having particular physiological functions augmented or replaced by electronic or electromechanical components
dyed,
bleached,
colored,
coloured having lost freshness or brilliance of color; "sun-bleached deck chairs"; "faded jeans"; "a very pale washed-out blue"; "washy colors"
cardboard,
unlifelike without substance; "cardboard caricatures of historical figures"
celluloid,
synthetic artificial as if portrayed in a film; "a novel with flat celluloid characters"
dummy having the appearance of being real but lacking capacity to function; "a dummy corporation"
ersatz,
substitute artificial and inferior; "ersatz coffee"; "substitute coffee"
factitious not produced by natural forces; "brokers created a factitious demand for stocks"
faux,
imitation,
fake,
simulated,
false not genuine or real; being an imitation of the genuine article; "it isn't fake anything; it's real synthetic fur"; "faux pearls"; "false teeth"; "decorated with imitation palm leaves"; "a purse of simulated alligator hide"
near not far distant in time or space or degree or circumstances; "near neighbors"; "in the near future"; "they are near equals"; "his nearest approach to success"; "a very near thing"; "a near hit by the bomb"; "she was near tears"; "she was close to tears"; "had a close call"
artificial -
not arising from natural growth or characterized by vital processes
inorganic relating or belonging to the class of compounds not having a carbon basis; "hydrochloric and sulfuric acids are called inorganic substances"
artificial -
artificially formal; "that artificial humility that her husband hated"; "contrived coyness"; "a stilted letter of acknowledgment"; "when people try to correct their speech they develop a stilted pronunciation"
